Live auction - bgr_892880 - PARTHIA - PARTHIAN KINGDOM - PACORUS II Tétradrachme
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| Estimate : | 350 € |
| Price : | 175 € |
| Maximum bid : | 176 € |
| End of the sale : | 09 April 2024 14:40:14 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Tétradrachme
Date: an 389
Mint name / Town : Séleucie du Tigre
Metal : billon
Diameter : 26,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 12,17 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire centré des deux côtés. Très joli buste de Pacorus, bien venu à la frappe. Revers agréable. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste de Pacorus II à gauche, tête nue avec un bandeau quadruple, avec nœud qui tombe derrière la tête, la chevelure tombant sur la nuque, imberbe ; A derrière la tête.
Reverse
Reverse description : Vardanes Ier assis à gauche sur un trône à dossier tourné à droite, recevant une couronne de Tyché debout à gauche dans le champ à droite, drapée, tenant une corne d’abondance.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS/ BASILEWN/ ARSAKOU// EUERGETOU/ DIKAIOU// EPIFANOUS/ FILLENHNOS// QPT// DIOU
Reverse translation : (Roi des rois Arsace, bienfaiteur, juste, glorieux, philhellène).
Historical background
PARTHIA - PARTHIAN KINGDOM - PACORUS II
(78-120)
Pacorus seems to have been a usurper who revolted against the authority of Vologèse I, in October 77. After the disappearance of Vologèse I, he also had to face Artaban III. He is one of the rare Arsacid monarchs to appear beardless, which could indicate that he took power very young. Pacorus II establishes a new trade route to reach China, a sea route from Charax and the Euphrates estuary to replace the old land route of the "silk road" which has become dangerous. He disappears when the Roman Empire in the person of Trajan discovers a new conqueror in the image of Alexander the Great..
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